Joshua "Paddy" Sloan

The first Irishman to play in Serie A, Paddy Sloan's career could be characterised as that of a footballing pioneer...

Name: Joshua Walter Sloan
Born: 30 April 1920, Lurgan
Died: April 1993
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Position: Right-Half/Inside-Right

Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Full Cap (1947), 2 Victory International Caps / 1 Goal (1945-1946); Eire: 2 Full Caps / 1 Goal (1946).

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	War-Time	Other
Glenavon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Manchester Utd	37/38	Sep-37	-	0/ 0	-	-	-
Tranmere Rvrs	39/40-45/46	May-39	-	3/ 2	-	19/13	-
New Brighton	40/41	-	Guest	-	-	1/ 0	-
Millwall	42/43	-	Guest	-	-	1/ 0	-
Manchester Utd	43/44-44/45	-	Guest	-	-	3/ 1	-
Fulham	44/45	-	Guest	-	-	11/ 6	-
Brentford	45/46	-	Guest	-	-	6/ 4	-
Bath City	-	-	Guest	-	-	-	-
Arsenal	46/47-47/48	May-46	-	33/ 1	3/0	-	-
Sheffield Utd	47/48	Feb-48	-	12/ 2	-	-	-
Brescia	48/49	Jul-48	-	-	(Italy)
AC Milan	48/49	Oct-48	-	30/ 9	(Italy Serie A)
Torino	49/50	Aug-49	-	-	(Italy Serie A)
Udinese	49/50	Dec-49	-	23/ 6	(Italy Serie B)
Brescia	50/51	-	-	19/ 7	(Italy Serie B)
Norwich City	51/52	Dec-51	£4,000	6/ 0	-	-	-
Peterborough Utd	-	-	-	-	(Midland League)
Rabat	54/55	Jul-54	-	-	(Malta)
Hastings Utd	55/56	Sep-55	-	-	(Southern League)
Lockheed Lemington	55/56	Mar-56	-	-	(Birmingham & District League)
Bath City	-	Aug-56	-	-	(Southern League)
TOTALS	-	£4,000		126/27	3/0	41/24	0/0

Coaching Career:
Rabat player-coach 1954
Hastings United player-coach 1955
Lockheed Leamington player-manager 1956
Bath City player-coach 1956
South Melbourne Hellas (Victorian State League - Australia) 1964
Juventus (Victorian State League - Australia) 1965

Biography:
One of just a handful of "Northern" born players to win caps from the FAI, Joshua "Paddy" Sloan was not just a versatile player, but also one of the most controversial characters of his era in football.

To follow.

Wikipedia Article
Tranmere Rovers Article
Calcio Serie A
Maglia Rossonera

Ireland Cap Details: (at right-half)
16-04-1947 Wales... H W 2-1 BC#

Summary: 1/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.

Ireland Victory International Cap Details: (all at inside-right)
15-09-1945 England. H L 0-1 VI
13-04-1946 Wales... A w 1-0 VI 1 Goal

Summary: 2/1. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Eire Cap Details: (all at inside-right)
16-06-1946 Portugal A L 0-3 FR
23-06-1946 Spain... A W 1-0 FR 1 Goal

Summary: 2/1. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 1.